VB.NET Web Programmer in New York $40/hr

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Well that is almost the same salary as i have

I am 31 years old and had just a conversations with my employer that i am
payed way below my value

I also do not have a laptop , car , phone etc etc

i do have a DSL connection payed by the boss and a Computer ( at home )

and i thought i was the only one who worked at a bad paying company


The Dutch salary index says that we should make +- 40.000 a yar ( they
were talking about a MBO + application programmer ) it is now +- 34.000

so this hurts when you are a full featured programmer like me and make less

Groeten

Michel
 
M. Posseth said:
Well that is almost the same salary as i have

I am 31 years old and had just a conversations with my employer that i am
payed way below my value

I also do not have a laptop , car , phone etc etc
i do have a DSL connection payed by the boss and a Computer ( at home )
and i thought i was the only one who worked at a bad paying company
The Dutch salary index says that we should make +- 40.000 a yar ( they
were talking about a MBO + application programmer ) it is now +- 34.000
so this hurts when you are a full featured programmer like me and make less
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Michel,

please don't take this as a lack of sympathy, but the only solution is
in your hands; find another job, and leave. The only way that your
company will pay more is if it sees that it is unable to retain and
recruit staff. From their point of view, they have people willing to
work for what they pay, therefore they must pay enough.

You also have to look at the whole package in the context of what you
want to achieve. I left a secure, well paid position with a good final
salary pension scheme and reasonable training for one in a small
business which paid an only slightly higher salary, no pension and no
training. I took it because the experience is useful, I can work from
home most of the time, and if we all can work together to make it a
success, the share options could make me a lot of money.

I used to be responsible for the enterprise software architecture of a
company employing 3000 people. I'm now responsible for the entire IT
infrastructure, business analysis, software development, software
maintenance, IT support, etc for a company employing a handful of people
and serving a few hundred users.

Frankly, from some angles it looks like a bad deal; I have much more
stress, I work longer hours, I'm involved in aspects of technology which
bore me stupid (physical networking, backups, server builds, client
machine problems, supporting someone else's monolithic legacy system)
but I still think I made the right choice. There is no politics, I
choose the technology, I design, build and implement the systems. My
work has a direct effect on the bottom line for the company. I don't
have to deal with idiots because we don't employ any. I don't have to
deal with a monstrous bureaucracy in order to implement a change. In the
past, I have had to write change control requests for the approval of a
department who didn't understand the change, and who were not actually
capable of implementing it; I've had to stand behind someone with admin
rights and walk them through installing and configuring a Serviced
Component click by click. I now have administrative access to every
machine we own, and the 'change control' is that if I break something,
the buck stops with me.

So, I think you need to consider what it is you actually want and then
find someone willing to provide it. Work/life balance is important to
differing degrees, and someone with a young family might not be willing
to accept the working conditions that a young single guy might. He can't
then expect the same remuneration. The bottom line is that you won't get
what you deserve unless you are willing to seek out someone who agrees
with you.
 
According to EUtopian and UNian estimates, Europe will be 100,000,000 fewer
EUropeans in the next 50 years.. do you expect these conditions to be
sustainable? You guys are taking it easy to oblivian.
 
2500€ in Netherlands has to be realy low salary. I would count it as a good
salary here in Prague, but compare living cost ! Some guy as skilled as
described would cost here 1500€ at least anway, but when aged 32, 2000€ is
more likely.

Pazu

M. Posseth said:
Hmmm well i always thought i did something wrong

after your comments i know it for sure !!!!!!

I am employed at a software company in the Netherlands and if i calculate
the amount that i get per hour

$ 40 dollars would be a salary increase for me of 300% in Euro`s ( while
the Euro is more worth as the Dollar )

So if anyone is interested :-) i have permanent DSL and VS.Net 2003
enterprise architect on my computer

Willing to travel if you pay for it as i feel know as if i come from a third
world country , why the hell do they outsource to India ??? hello i am here
!!!


happy coding :-) ( some for more money as the other )

Michel Posseth [MCP] ( and i am even certified !! )

Lots of frustration ,,,,,,, thanks guys !!





Reply NJ said:
VB.NET Web Programmer in New York $40/hr

We are looking for someone to work as a VB.NET Web Developer. In this
role, you will design and develop application software for a successful
global corporation. You will also support and install software
applications. Additional duties are to participate in the testing
process and utilize formal development methodologies. A bachelor's
degree is required and a BSCS is preferred. Candidates must have skills
in: Microsoft .NET (ASP.NET, VB.NET) and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000.
2-4 years of experience in applications programming for a major
corporation and in team development environment is required. Preferred
skills include: Visual Source Safe, Javascript, Microsoft Reporting
Services (a plus), object oriented development, and relational database
design.


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Would like to point out that I live and work in Rochester, NY for 80k a year
and i commute for 15 minutes on a bad day.

80k in NYC with triple the cost of living. no thanks
 
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